Pristine or aged/relic'ed?
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bungalowbill
Luckybastidologist
Re: Pristine or aged/relic'ed?
I prefer mine to have a little use, so I don't have to fret over scratches.
I prefer mine to have a little use, so I don't have to fret over scratches.
KeeperOS
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Re: Pristine or aged/relic'ed?
Well, with me I don't "baby" them per se but I don't go around hitting them wherever I can.
My 7 (going 8) years old Strat has a couple of dings here, a scuff or two there, a rather big and nasty scratch just bellow the trem (didn't go through the paint though) while the neck and much more so, the headstock look like I took a file and went at it.
I'd prefer leaving the heavy wear marks for when it's hit 37 - going 38 instead
However, at that time I'd show them proudly as a guitar that gave me half a lifetime of joy
Well, with me I don't "baby" them per se but I don't go around hitting them wherever I can.
My 7 (going 8) years old Strat has a couple of dings here, a scuff or two there, a rather big and nasty scratch just bellow the trem (didn't go through the paint though) while the neck and much more so, the headstock look like I took a file and went at it.
I'd prefer leaving the heavy wear marks for when it's hit 37 - going 38 instead
However, at that time I'd show them proudly as a guitar that gave me half a lifetime of joy
JordanM82
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Re: Pristine or aged/relic'ed?
I try my best to keep them clean and new, I just like the look of a clean instrument, that being said, if they get dinged, they get dinged, such is life... I don't hide 'em, if it is REAL bad I would try to fix it, like the huge gash someone put on the headstock of my new carvin last week, that one I will be fixing....
I try my best to keep them clean and new, I just like the look of a clean instrument, that being said, if they get dinged, they get dinged, such is life... I don't hide 'em, if it is REAL bad I would try to fix it, like the huge gash someone put on the headstock of my new carvin last week, that one I will be fixing....
NevermindUs
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Re: Pristine or aged/relic'ed?
i prefer that my guitars are cleaner and new looking. i pretty much refuse to buy a beat up guitar. my #1 though has chips in the paint and stuff, it gives it character. but the only guitar i would buy reliced is if they ever made a production model mick mars strat, which they never will.
i prefer that my guitars are cleaner and new looking. i pretty much refuse to buy a beat up guitar. my #1 though has chips in the paint and stuff, it gives it character. but the only guitar i would buy reliced is if they ever made a production model mick mars strat, which they never will.
Archer_of_Fish
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Re: Pristine or aged/relic'ed?
I'm kind of hard on my guitars so they get dings and all have some sort of natural reliced areas. Nothing stupid like drop scars but belt rash and dings are pretty commonplace.
I have a 2003 Tom Anderson that is my main guitar and it is REALY getting beaten up. As beaten up Anderson guitars arent exactly common (and Tom doesnt offer a faker special) people often ask me where I sent the guitar to have it reliced.
I tell them "nowhere, i play the thing"
I'm kind of hard on my guitars so they get dings and all have some sort of natural reliced areas. Nothing stupid like drop scars but belt rash and dings are pretty commonplace.
I have a 2003 Tom Anderson that is my main guitar and it is REALY getting beaten up. As beaten up Anderson guitars arent exactly common (and Tom doesnt offer a faker special) people often ask me where I sent the guitar to have it reliced.
I tell them "nowhere, i play the thing"
blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: Pristine or aged/relic'ed?
Bingo! Normal wear is one thing, and is to be expected, but that means it should still be in very good condition several years down the road. No gouges, cracks, bare wood, or holes. How many guys selling theirs on eBay get a rude awakening when they discover that a guitar full of serious dents & scratches isn't going to sell for nearly as much as one in good condition. Oops. Sure, it's their guitar & they can bang it around all they want and tear up the back with belt rash, but almost invariably they'll want to sell it when they need cash one day, and then wish they'd have taken better care of it. Why lose hundreds of dollars in value by being careless and negligent? It takes minutes, even seconds to take reasonable care of a guitar. Who's too lazy to do that? From what I've seen, the guys that "batter" their guitars are usually the ones that can least afford it.
Bingo! Normal wear is one thing, and is to be expected, but that means it should still be in very good condition several years down the road. No gouges, cracks, bare wood, or holes. How many guys selling theirs on eBay get a rude awakening when they discover that a guitar full of serious dents & scratches isn't going to sell for nearly as much as one in good condition. Oops. Sure, it's their guitar & they can bang it around all they want and tear up the back with belt rash, but almost invariably they'll want to sell it when they need cash one day, and then wish they'd have taken better care of it. Why lose hundreds of dollars in value by being careless and negligent? It takes minutes, even seconds to take reasonable care of a guitar. Who's too lazy to do that? From what I've seen, the guys that "batter" their guitars are usually the ones that can least afford it.
jhale667
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Re: Pristine or aged/relic'ed?
Same here. I wish there had been a 'both' choice. I take good care of my guitars...one of them is '22 and polished weekly' :lol: But there is quite a bit of wear and finish-checking on her...what d'ya expect for Krylon 20 years later...
My Koa Warmoth is around 11 now, and my friend who did the clearcoat on it originally has offered to re-do it, as she's beginning to show some wear, but what's the point, y'know? I built (oh, sorry word-splitters, "assembled" hahaha) my guitars to be played, not to be museum pieces...
The last one I did was a complete re-do of a 15+ year old 1-piece Ash Strat (not a Fender, but an LA-based company that did exact copies) body I found in a pawnshop that was practically MINT - put a new Warmoth neck on it, new Fender American Vintage trem, etc. New guitar with a mid-80s body...lol. I am kinda bummed about the one ding I've put in it since rebuilding it...:banghead:
That, and I've had a serious urge to slap together a SRV-type "beater"...maybe not completely thrash the finish, but give it a healthy start, and then baby it way less than my others...intentionally...:lol: Visualize the part in the "Live at El Mocambo" video where Stevie is doing kickstands off his #1 like it's a frickin' skateboard...
Same here. I wish there had been a 'both' choice. I take good care of my guitars...one of them is '22 and polished weekly' :lol: But there is quite a bit of wear and finish-checking on her...what d'ya expect for Krylon 20 years later...
My Koa Warmoth is around 11 now, and my friend who did the clearcoat on it originally has offered to re-do it, as she's beginning to show some wear, but what's the point, y'know? I built (oh, sorry word-splitters, "assembled" hahaha) my guitars to be played, not to be museum pieces...
The last one I did was a complete re-do of a 15+ year old 1-piece Ash Strat (not a Fender, but an LA-based company that did exact copies) body I found in a pawnshop that was practically MINT - put a new Warmoth neck on it, new Fender American Vintage trem, etc. New guitar with a mid-80s body...lol. I am kinda bummed about the one ding I've put in it since rebuilding it...:banghead:
That, and I've had a serious urge to slap together a SRV-type "beater"...maybe not completely thrash the finish, but give it a healthy start, and then baby it way less than my others...intentionally...:lol: Visualize the part in the "Live at El Mocambo" video where Stevie is doing kickstands off his #1 like it's a frickin' skateboard...
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Re: Pristine or aged/relic'ed?
No offense with those with shiney guitars that are actually cool dudes and that can play, but at least 90% of the guys I see with fancy shiney guitars are always total wankers, often still sporting long hair and leather pants dispite being well into their 30's if not 40's.
A shiney polished guitar babied in the case just screams pretensious "rock star" to me.
The type that won't go onstage unless they have a bowl of all green m&m's, and that hires a roadie just to keep the guitars polished up so they can stare at their reflection of how good they think they still look in their leather pants LOL
Sorry but my punk rock aesthetics and mindset just die hard LOL
No offense with those with shiney guitars that are actually cool dudes and that can play, but at least 90% of the guys I see with fancy shiney guitars are always total wankers, often still sporting long hair and leather pants dispite being well into their 30's if not 40's.
A shiney polished guitar babied in the case just screams pretensious "rock star" to me.
The type that won't go onstage unless they have a bowl of all green m&m's, and that hires a roadie just to keep the guitars polished up so they can stare at their reflection of how good they think they still look in their leather pants LOL
Sorry but my punk rock aesthetics and mindset just die hard LOL
